... defense should not apply because he had not been engaged in a sport. Some battling legalese followed. Plaintiff's lawyer: there is "essentially no precedent for extending primary assumption of the risk to 'low-impact' cultural activities of the sort found herein ... here, plaintiff had presented no evidence that defendants had "increased the inherent risk of harm . . . normally associated with entering an area surrounded by fire." Case dismissed. Link: KTVU (San Francisco) Link: What is Burning Man?
July 2, 2009 01:33 am
Every Fourth of July, people are needlessly injured to accidents involving Fireworks. Some of the injuries that occur are due to fireworks were improperly manufactured. In such cases the manufacturer, the distributer and the vendor of the fireworks each could be liable. According a report put out U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2006, among different types of fireworks, firecrackers were associated with the greatest number estimated injures. Following firecrackers, rockets and ...
July 1, 2009 05:08 pm
... man, who sued the promoter of the festival for damages sustained when he fell in the big Burning Man pyre. Click here for the article, from the San Francisco Chronicle. We imagine the recounting of the story might rile up the tort-reformers. We'll see. In any event, according to ... said in the 3-0 ruling. "The risk of falling and being burned by the flames or hot ash was inherent, obvious and necessary to the event." Beninati's lawyers were unavailable for comment. LBers, let the commentary begin.
July 1, 2009 09:05 am

News Coverage of the California Hearing

(StandDown Texas Project)
... an average of 25 years between conviction and execution. Despite what was supposed to be a narrow discussion, religious leaders, doctors, lawyers, teachers and family members of murderers and their victims seized the opportunity to rail against "state-sponsored killing ... adopting it. Morales is the next California prisoner in line for execution. Paul Elias' AP report is via the San Francisco Chronicle as, "Public comments on Calif lethal injection proposal." After Tuesday, the state will have up ...
July 1, 2009 08:37 am
... May, shortly after the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, two same-sex couples filed suit in San Francisco federal court, challenging Prop. 8 on grounds that it violated the U.S. Constitution. The lawyers in the case: heavyweights David Boies and Ted Olson. At the time, as we blogged, the mere filing of the complaint stirred up some controversy, even among other ...
July 1, 2009 06:37 am
... finally came open in Indio. But that was 76 miles away from Riverside, where Hajjaj, his lawyer and the prosecutor were sitting at the time. You would think that high-speed merriment ... The next day, Cahraman dismissed the charges against Hajjaj. Not so fast, San Diego's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled Monday: The law allows extension ... criminal proceeding to travel to a distant court facility." Ain't going to happen in San Francisco! While Riverside County is 7,207 square miles, SF is a measly ...
June 30, 2009 05:54 pm
... from one lane of travel traffic just keeps on going by heading to work. San Diego, California - December 2008 - The lawyers at Estey and Bomberger again bring us news of a pedestrian accident in the Core-Columbia district of San Francisco. The woman was struck while crossing the street by a vehicle turning left; which brings up another point about safety. Even when drivers stop you can't trust they will remain ...
June 30, 2009 07:38 am
... just flew back from San Francisco. This last Friday & Saturday we had a fantastic group of attorneys for the first ever Rainmaker Retreat sponsored by the State Bar ... marketing workshop were incredible. While most were from California, we had lawyers who flew in from the states of Washington, Florida, Nevada, Utah, and Texas to join us ... benefits almost immediately." Dominique Sopko, Esq. (Family law & Bankruptcy, San Jose, CA) "Stephen Fairley has a fast paced program that motivates, explains ...
June 29, 2009 07:29 am

1 Year Old Left Inside Car Dies in St. Augustine

(Jacksonville Personal Injury Blog)
... and to the little girl who suffered so. Already this year there have been 12 wrongful deaths of children left inside a hot vehicle, reports Jan Null, a professor of Meteorology at San Francisco State University. Add this to 35 and 42 child deaths, in 2007 and 2006, due to hyperthermia ... ? If your child has been injured in any type of accident, our skilled St. Augustine personal injury lawyers at Farah and Farah can help you. Contact us today for a free consultation.
June 29, 2009 05:00 am
... Fendi every month, Sotomayor also established a group of prominent trade mark lawyers in New York City to lobby for changes in anti-counterfeiting laws. In an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle in 1992, Sotomayor stated that "In the next ... rights to 251 Beatles' songs, and his own catalogue of valuable copyright works, that will be preoccupying numerous lawyers handling the administration of his estate in the coming months. As reported in Rolling Stone, since Jackson's death on Thursday, ...
June 28, 2009 09:52 pm
A new proposal, supported by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, appears to make it illegal for a lawyer to charge and accept an advance retainer in matters involving loan modifications. Do you think that, after the work is completed, the lawyer will be able to get the client to pay the fee? How similar is this to the new San Francisco City ordinance that forces landlords to reduce their rent if a tenant loses his/her ...
June 27, 2009 07:56 am
The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter delivered more than 100 complaints to the State Bar on Friday, demanding disciplinary action against former Department of Defense General Counsel William Haynes - ... 's State Bar. Details, schmetails, after the jump. Haynes is actually a registered in-house counsel, a relatively newly created class of lawyers who are members of other states' bars but are not licensed to practice by the state of California. They are subject to discipline by ...
June 26, 2009 05:45 pm
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June 26, 2009 10:05 am

Creating Logo Based on Building

(Nolo’s Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Blog)
... or service. If the building you are using is already associated with a commercial enterprise -- for example, the TransAmerica pyramid in foggy downtown San Francisco -- then consumers may be confused by your use, or alternatively, a U.K. trade mark examiner, may reject your registration ... patronage or if it is prohibited for statutory reasons. Since so much time and money is invested in a new logo (and particularly if you are creating the work for a client), it may be time to bring in the lawyers.
June 26, 2009 07:24 am
... amount of $18,349,391 against Ford Motor Company following a 3 week product liability design defect trial in San Francisco. The jury determined that the seat latch system of the Ford 350 Econo van was defective after a 39-year old ... . The Ford Motor Company argued during the trial that the design was not defective and that the van driver was partly at fault. The accomplished lawyers representing the injured plaintiff, Dan Dello'Osso, along with Kevin Quinn and James Doyle, are applauded by the 15 ...
June 26, 2009 06:00 am

On Preemption of Pay or Play Acts and the Supreme Court

(Boston ERISA " Insurance Litigation Blog)
... this, I suppose, in the department of inevitable events - lawyers representing the restaurant industry have filed to have the Supreme Court review the Ninth Circuit ruling finding that the San Francisco pay or play ordinance is not preempted by ... , would never have called a case before it was even accepted for hearing!), and that is this quote from the restaurant group's lawyer, courtesy of the National Law Journal: "One of the most important issues that we are debating in the country today is how ...
June 25, 2009 08:07 am

Santa Ana Theft and Burglary Defense Attorneys

(Southern California Defense Blog)
... .5 people per square mile, ranking behind only New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago. With such a dense population, alleged crimes of theft and ... 8,630 property crimes, a clear indication that the area is in need of a skilled theft and burglary lawyer who can defend those who are unrightfully accused. At Wallin & Klarich, our dedicated lawyers have years of experience handling both theft and burglary cases. Our skilled Santa Ana burglary defense attorneys will examine every aspect of your ...
June 25, 2009 07:00 am
... is combined with the “6th Annual Executive Compensation Conference”) will be more important than ever. These Conferences will be held at the San Francisco Hilton and via Live Nationwide Video Webcast on November 9-10th. Take advantage of reduced rates ... , do they expect these people to put all of their money in T-bills when they join? Unfortunately, the careers of these lawyers are probably doomed regardless of their culpability since if you did that many trades eventually you will probably run ...
June 25, 2009 04:23 am
... . Name partner Ed Scott said Roger was known by the whole firm as "a brilliant lawyer, one who was always there when you had a question." "Many of our clients refer to ... them even though he took an opposite position, to help them see the correct analysis." Roger, a San Francisco native, earned his J.D. in 1974 from the University of ... San Francisco. Roger is survived by wife Mary Ann Roger, daughter Jennifer Roger, son-in-law Chris Burgin, and a number of brothers and sisters. Memorial services were ...
June 24, 2009 05:23 pm
... Justice Clinic, a law clinic operated by the University of San Francisco School of Law in San Francisco, California. The Clinic is a valuable resource for small investors that cannot find a securities lawyer willing to take their case on either an ... Clinic help investors prepare and submit securities arbitration claims. The students are supervised by law professors, securities lawyers and experts in the field of securities. To qualify for the Clinic's free legal services, the investor must have ...
June 24, 2009 11:53 am
 
 

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